Texas A&M remained No. 3, while garnering additional first-place votes, and Texas Tech moved up a spot in the latest Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday after each team won the Top 25 over the weekend.
The Aggies (9-0) won at No. 19 Missouri 38-17, while the Red Raiders (9-1) beat previously undefeated No. 8 BYU 29-7 in a high-profile Big 12 game. Those results earned the Aggies three additional first-place votes (now up to four) to help them gain ground on No. 2 Indiana and allowed the Red Raiders to move up a place at No. 8.
Texas State was particularly high in the polls this week, as preseason No. 1 Texas (7-2) returned to the Top 10, moving up three spots during its bye week.
Indiana (10-0) avoided disaster with a dramatic last-minute victory over struggling Penn State, winning 27-24. The Hoosiers lost five first-place votes after the result, but remained No. 2 behind Ohio State (9-0), which beat Purdue 34-10.
Oregon was similarly punished for a win, after the Ducks (8-1) rallied for an 18-16 road victory over Iowa. Oregon fell to No. 7 behind 9-1 Ole Miss, the new No. 6 after the Rebels’ 49-0 victory over The Citadel.
No. 4 Alabama (8-1) and No. 5 Georgia (8-1) were unaffected after one-sided victories, while Notre Dame (7-2) moved up to No. 9 after beating Navy 49-10.
Along with BYU, which dropped to No. 12, the biggest drops this week came from No. 19 Louisville (previously No. 14) and No. 20 Virginia (from No. 12). Both were upset in ACC play, creating a five-team logjam at the top of the league standings with just one loss.
New additions to the poll this week were No. 23 Pittsburgh (7-2), No. 24 James Madison (8-1) and No. 25 South Florida (7-2).
Dropping out following losses were Missouri, Memphis and Washington.
Associated Press Top 25
1. Ohio State (9-0)
2. Indiana (10-0)
3.Texas A&M (9-0)
4.Alabama (8-1)
5. Georgia (8-1)
6. Ole Miss (9-1)
7. Oregon (8-1)
8. Texas Tech (9-1)
9. Notre Dame (7-2)
10.Texas (7-2)
11.28 (7-2)
12. BYU (8-1)
13. Vanderbilt (8-2)
14. Georgia Tech (8-1)
15. Utah (7-2)
16.Miami (7-2)
17. USC (7-2)
18.Michigan (7-2)
19. Louisville (7-2)
20. Virginia (8-2)
21. Tennessee (6-3)
22. Cincinnati (7-2)
23. Pittsburgh (7-2)
24. James Madison (8-1)
25. South Florida (7-2)
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